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PENDANT WINDING AND SETTING WATCH.

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No. 371,595. Patented Oct. 18, 1887.

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CASPER KISTLER, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

PENDANT WINDING AND SETTING WATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,595, dated October 18, 1887.

, Application filed March 26, 1887. Serial No. 232,500. (Model) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CASPER KISTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pendant-Set WVatches; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention has reference to improvements in pendant-set watches, and pertains, essentially, to mechanism for utilizing the winding-stem for both winding the watch and setting the hands; and it consists in improve ments in that regard.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the front side ofthepillar-plate ofa watch containing myinvention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the inner end of my improved intermediate winding-piece. Fig. 3represents details-one asection and the other the outer endof said intermediate winding-piece and its location. Fig. 4 is a detail of the ratchet-wheel on the springbarrel. Fig. 5 exhibits the relation of the intermediate.windingpiece and vibrating lever pivoted on the back side of the pillar-plate. Fig. 6 is a partial section of the pillar-plate and wheels and arm l5thereon,in the line 00 m of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the line to w of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of the vibrating yoke 6 in the line 3 y of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 represents details of said yoke 6, consisting of the plan view of said yoke and a side elevation thereof. Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail of the connection of the yoke and spring-arm 15.

Referring to Fig. 5, 1 is the intermediate winding-piece seated loosely within the winding-pinion 3, which latter is seated on and actuated by the winding-stem 4. The winding-stemetis seatedlongitudinallyin the pendant 2, and held adj nstably therein by the usual lateral springs.

My improvement on the intermediate winding-piece, 1, consists of forming a head, 29, on

the engaging inner end of said winding-piece and the engaging side of said head in a concave cup, and countersinking the outer face of the windingpinion'3, thus avoiding the necessity for shoulders or recesses in said axle. The bent portion of the lever 5 engages the concave portion of the intermediate windingpiece,1, so it will engage the center of the head 29, by means of which the engagement of said intermediate winding-piece with the coutiguous end of the oscillating lever 5 is rendered certain, and the said intermediate windingpiece, 1, is held from slipping into the watch by the lever 5 and slipping outward by the head 29. The lever 5 is pivoted at 7 to the rear side of the pillar-plate 8. On the front face of the lever 5, (on its side toward the face of the watch,) and near its end opposite to that actuated by the intermediate windingpiece, is formed the short post 9, which projects through an opening, 10, in the pillarplate 8 and engages the lug 11 on the exterior of the vibrating-yoke 6. On the end of the yoke 6 opposite to the lug. 11 is seated the intermediate winding-wheel, 12,which engages the usual ratchet-wheel, 13, on the arbor of the mainspring, and is itself engaged and actuated by the main Wheel l4,seated centrally under the yoke 6 and rotated by the windingpinion 3 on the winding-stem 4. The springarm 15 is fastened at its outer end, as shown in Fig. 1, to the front side of the pillar plate 8, and near its inner end is pivoted upon its lower face the setting-pinion 16, which is engaged and actuated by the main wheel 14.

The setting-pinion 16 is adapted to be intermittently thrown into and out of engagement with the usual minute-wheel, 17, as follows: On the under side of the inner end of the arm 15 and beyond the setting-pinion 16 is formed the lug or downward projection 18. An exterior lug, 19, on the periphery of the vibrating yoke 6 is placed in such relation to the lug 18 on the arm 15 that when the winding-stem is pushed in the lug 19, by means of spring22, is forced under the lug l8 and lifts the said pinion 16 out of engagement with the minute seating-wheel 17 and when the winding-stem is pulled out the spring 20, which is seated at the edge of the pillar-plate 8 and has its free or actuating end bearing upon the outer side of the projecting post 9 on the lever 5, forces said post against the lug 11, formed on the periphery of the vibrating yoke 6, and thereby forces the lug 19 out from under the lug 18 on arm 15, and the elasticity of the arm 15 car ries the setting-pinion 16 down into engagement with the minute-wheel17, in which position of the parts the intermediate windingwheel,12,being thrown out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel 13, the hands of the watch can be set as desired by means of the windingstem 4. The spring 22, fastened at its outer end near the edge of the pillarplate 8, has its free end bearing against thelug 11 on the side thereof opposite to the post 9 and by bearing against the inner side of the lug 11 throws that side of the yoke 6 outward when the winding-stem 4 is pushed in, and draws the lug 19 on yoke 6 under the lug 18 on arm 15, thus lifting and disengaging setting-pinion 16 from minute-wheel 17, and at the same time, by the oscillation of yoke 6, throws the intermediate winding-wheel, 12, into engagement with the ratchet-wheel 13, in which position of the parts the watch is in condition for being wound.

The spring 20 is stronger than the spring 22, and when the winding-stem is pulled outward the spring 20 forces the adjacent end of the yoke 6 inward, forcing spring 22 toward arm but when the winding-stem is forced in the post 9 on lever 5 positively carries the spring backward and relieves its pressure upon lug 11, when spring 22, being free to act against lug 11, forces the adjacent end of said yoke 6 outward. Thespring 22 is stronger than the arm 15. The setting-pinion 16 is moved into and out of engagement with the minutewheel 17, substantially parallel with the axis of thelatter, by the cogs of the pinion 16 passing in and out at the upper side ofthe cogs on wheel 17.

A short post, 23, is seated on the pillar-plate 8, near the free end of the arm 15, and projected through a corresponding hole, 21, in said arm, and controls said arm 15 against lateral oscillation.

Another post, 25, seated on the pillarplate 8, and projected into the recess 28, between lug 26 and projection 27 on the yoke 6, serves as a stop for said yoke 6, limiting the oscillation of said yoke and the intermeshing of wheels 12 and 13.

VVhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination of the arm 15, provided with lug 18, the setting-pinion 16, seated on said arm, the yoke 6, provided with lug 19, and the minute-wheel 17, said arm 15 being adapted to carry pinion 16 into and out of engagement with the minute-wheel 17, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the lever 5, provided with post 9, the yoke 6, provided with lugs 11 and 19, springs 20 and 22, arm 15, provided with lag 18, and pinion 16, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

3. The combination of the oscillating yoke 6, provided with lugs 11 and 19, arm 15, provided with post 9 contiguous to lug 11, spring 20, having its bearing end resting against post 9, spring 22, having its bearing end resting againstlug l1, opposite to post 9, interme diate winding-piece, 1, and winding-stein 4, arm 15, provided with lug 18, and setting-pinion 16, seated on arm 15, whereby the inward and outward movements of winding-stem 4 respectively cause the pinion 16 to disengage and engage the minute-wheel 17, substantially as shown.

4. The combination of the arm 15, provided with pinion 16 and lug 18, the oscillating yoke 6, provided with lug 19, and means, substantially as shown, for oscillating said yoke and causing the intermittent engagement and disengagement of said pinion 16, for the purpose mentioned.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CASPER KISTLER. NVitnesses:

Ci-mr'rin L. MANAHAN, ISABEL M. lUANAHAN. 

